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A Jar of ….?

A Jar of...

What is your remedy for what the world needs now?

We have all had a moment when we have thought; “If only this world had more ….” Well I am asking you to name those essentials so that we can fill our pantries with positives. Get ready to sketch, doodle, and draw. This is another idea for spreading peace one doodle at a time. Sketch a jar and decide what you think is most needed to heal the world (earth, society, education, teachers, family, politics…) today. Share the image with me either on the Padlet, in the Google folder, on Instagram or Twitter and I will compile the images to create a gif for all of us to share. Keep your drawing nearby to give you what you need on the daily. Heck, give it away often, and share the essentials with your community. Tag @lorrainekasyan or @peacedoodle and use the hashtag #remedyjars2020. Let’s inspire one another through surprise and intention.

Join me. During this uncertain moment share your own creative idea for what the world (or ‘fill in the blank’) needs now more than ever. Label the jar with the word or fill the jar with icons representing the thought. I will build us a movie and share it far and wide so that everyone, in every nation, can fill their pantries with virtual essentials that will surely heal our world.

I have drawn and shared a template here – and I shared this image of a jar of thimbles during “Inktober 2016.” It was my hope for a writing idea at the time – a jar of inspiration!
Copy away from the template (make a copy of this file) and share back to the world. Goodness knows we need it.

Thimbles
An authentic jar of inspriation and its doodled rendition 2016.

Thanks for joining me always.

peacedoodle

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Sketchnoting for Italy – #codoodle

Coronavirus

Our International community of Sketchnoters is generous and kind. We genuinely like each other and relish in the diversity of the group. From neutron scatterers, to scrum masters, University Professors, graphic facilitators, artists and engineers. We support and encourage, share, teach and learn from each other.

When this season of virus began. The world watched as the virus overtook China. We marveled at the rapidity with which the government reacted. Building hospitals in the hardest hit areas with superhuman speed. Watching from a distance there was hope that the infections would stay localized, transmission would be halted, and the threat for the rest of the world would diminish.

We were shocked, collectively, when the spread to Italy became so swift and devastating. Back then, around March 11th, Claire Ohlenschlager came up with the idea to have our merry band of about 17 Sketchnoters, all share a sketch in honor of Mauro Toselli, and Mario Foglia, both residing near Milan – the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak. We would each sketch a message of cheer for our friends, tagging them in the post and reminding them of happier times. The messages, like our group, would be unique and multi-layered. We signed up for dates and started posting on March 13th, led by @Claire_ohl we used the hashtag #cocreate and began spreading smiles. Making a sketch a day for our friends in Italy felt like a way to ease the burden of isolation and fend off the infection for our friends.

Sending my love to our friends in Italy. Entry #16. #cocreate

My date was March 28th and I was #16 in the que. By then, we learned of another Italian friend, Federica Tabone, to add to the message, and we were joined by many others spreading the focus outward as the quarantine, isolation, and death spread to every country in succession. Our virtual community had always communicated over digital devices, time zones, and languages. The quarantines did not impact the friendships we have developed over time. What it did was bring us closer in a virtual hug where we all took the time to reach out to each other, the hardest hit at first, to just say we are still here. We are thinking of you. Stay safe and sketch on.

#cocreate doodles from the heart to offer joy and to share smiles around the world. The group continues to grow. Sketchnoting to create change.

Spread peace, One doodle at a time.